scholarly journals An Analysis of Chinese Students’ Use of ‘Chinese’ Essay References: Another Role for International Students in the Internationalisation of the Curriculum

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Antonio Lim ◽  
Zhuo Min Huang
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Development ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Bibliographic Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Global University ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Academic Resources

The UK and other traditional ‘host’ countries welcome an increasingly large number of international students into their higher education (HE) programmes, a trend which some predict will be sustained even after the pandemic. The largest number of international students are from mainland China and some programmes have a large majority of Chinese students. This has raised important questions around the internationalisation of the curriculum in these contexts. While many studies have addressed the needs and challenges of international students there is relatively less work on the potential contributions of these students with respect to the curriculum. This paper conducts a bibliographic analysis of the academic references (n=7,264) used by students to construct their final essays on the theme of education and international development at a ‘leading global university’ based in the UK. It examines (1) what knowledge resources (i.e. references) are used by international students in their essays and (2) what are the characteristics and patterns present in these choices. The study finds that, when allowed to construct their own essays, Chinese students choose to use ‘Chinese’ knowledge resources within English and Anglophone academic essays. This increases when their lecturers and tutors explain and accept the value of non-English academic resources. The study then discusses the implications for lecturers and other pedagogues.

scholarly journals Chinese Student Migration, Social Networking, and Local Engagement in the uk (华人留学生移民，社交网络与参与当地社会：一个基于英国的实证研究)

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-67
Author(s):  
Bin Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Network Building ◽  
Local Engagement ◽  
The Uk

The unprecedented growth in the number of Chinese international students since the twenty-first century raises questions about their links to and impact on local communities in host countries. Viewing Chinese students as an important part of diasporic Chinese community, this paper sheds new light on Chinese students’ social networking with different groups internally and externally, both Chinese and non-Chinese, on campus or in the wider community. Many questions arise: What is the contribution of Chinese students to the growth and transformation of diasporic Chinese communities in major destinations? What is the scope of their social networking and what are their functions in regard to Chinese community cohesion and integration? What are the differences between Chinese students and local residents and between Chinese students from mainland China and those from Hong Kong and Singapore in terms of network building and local engagement? The above questions are addressed by a combination of official data analysis and a questionnaire survey conducted in Nottingham. The evidence suggests a correlation between the local engagement of Chinese students in the wider community and their social networking, which offers a key to understand the new momentum for the transformation of diasporic Chinese community in majorhedestinations. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.进入21世纪以来，中国海外留学生人数持续增长，由此提出了有关他们和所在国当地社会的联系及其影响的问题。基于华人留学生（包括中国留学生）是海外华人社会的一个重要组成部分这一观点出发，本文试图揭示华人留学生群体的社交网络特征，及其对他们跨文化学习和参与当地社会的影响。具体而言，它旨在回答以下几个问题：为什么中国留学生移民是理解主要目的地国海外华人社会变化的重要因素？留学生社交网络的范围及其对增进华人社会内部凝聚力和融入当地社会的作用如何？华人留学生和当地华人居民之间，以及来自中国大陆的留学生和那些来自香港和新加坡的华人留学生在社交网络建设及参与当地社会方面的差异如何？通过对英国官方人口普查及高等教育数据的收集分析，结合对英国诺丁汉华人社会的一项问卷调查，本文揭示了中国留学生的社交网络与他们的实践活动的相关性，一个影响当地华人社会发展变化的关键因素。最后，本文就其实证研究发现的理论和政策意义进行了讨论。This article is in Chinese Language

scholarly journals El «statu quo» y las perspectivas del programa de movilidad internacional de estudiantes chinos con las universidades españolas

2019 ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Chen Xing ◽  
Li Zixin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Development ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Further Development

In the context of globalization and internationalization of higher education, increasing international students’ exchange has become an important strategy for countries to participate in international development competition. The exchanges between international universities are enormously strengthened, among which the student exchange program is one of the most important forms of cooperation. What’s more, students of foreign language universities have always been particularly active in these intercultural exchanges due to their special academic nature. This article takes Chinese students of Spanish major as an example to illustrate the current situation of Chinese students in the exchange programs with Spanish universities. This paper uses various research methods such as surveys, questionnaires and SPSS Statistics, with the aim of reviewing the problems existing in the current exchange programs and analyzing the relations between some certain variables, which helps us put forward corresponding measures and suggestions for further development and look into a broader and richer future of the exchanges and cooperation between universities worldwide in the new situation.

scholarly journals Chinese students’ study in the UK and employability: The views of Chinese employers, students and alumni, and UK teachers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
xin zhao ◽  
Andrew Cox
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Career Advice ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Uk

While not the only motive for Chinese students to come to study in the UK, employability must be one key factor. Yet there is relatively little research on perceptions among students, employers and teachers of how studying in the UK impacts employment prospects. This paper seeks to compare the views of these stakeholders on what are the essential skills needed for employability and whether these match those gained through study abroad. The data used was from an online questionnaire. The data showed that while there seemed to be some agreement about what skills were valued for employability and about what was learned in studying in the UK yet there was quite a strong mismatch between the two. Free text responses to the survey confirmed from previous research that reverse culture shock and work experience issues were important barriers to employability. They also revealed some types of challenge not identified or given emphasis before such as a reverse language shock and a misalignment between the timing of recruitment rounds and study in the UK. The data also confirmed the relative weakness of career advice for international students.

Push and pull factors influencing Mainland Chinese MEd students in Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1539-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Cheung ◽  
Xin Guo ◽  
Xiaorui Wang ◽  
Zhuang Miao
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Personal Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Mainland Chinese Students

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the key factors affecting Mainland Chinese students pursuing a Master of Education degree in Hong Kong on their study abroad decision and return intentions. Design/methodology/approach The current study employed a mixed-methods approach to investigate factors that affect Mainland Chinese students pursuing MEd degrees in Hong Kong. Participants were first invited to fill out a questionnaire. After collecting and analyzing the survey data, in-depth interviews with a selected group of students were carried out by the research team to obtain useful qualitative data to triangulate the survey findings. A purposeful and convenience sampling method, carried out through the personal network of the research team, was used to recruit MEd Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong to participate in the current study. Findings The findings provided compelling evidence that Hong Kong was an attractive study destination to this particular group of MEd Chinese students. The findings also indicated that academic factors were more important than social, cultural and economic factors when it came to choosing their study destination. In contrast to previous studies, participants expressed a much stronger desire to return home upon graduation. The three most influential predictors of their decision to return were the lack of a Hong Kong teaching certificate (r=+0.36), the opportunity to contribute to their hometown (r=+0.31) and the inclination to be closer to family and friends (r=+0.20). Originality/value While a number of studies have been carried out to study why Mainland Chinese students chose Hong Kong as their study destination to pursue their teacher training degree, none of these studies focused exclusively on fee-paying MEd Chinese students. Hong Kong is facing keen competition from both traditional host countries and emerging host countries to recruit students from Mainland China. It is therefore crucial to understand the needs of these Mainland Chinese students in a competitive, globalized, tertiary education market, as the satisfaction of students, in the form of positive discussion among alumni, promotes a university’s reputation and sustains its advantage in attracting students.

scholarly journals Perceived beneficiaries and support for the globalization of higher education: a survey experiment on attitudes toward international students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Thomas Gift ◽  
Carlos X. Lastra-Anadón
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Domestic Students ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Foreign students are one of the most significant immigrant categories in many North American and Western European countries. Yet, as their numbers have swelled, many governments have experienced increasing pressures to cap their entry. This is true despite the sizable benefits that foreign students bring to host countries, and despite standard political economy concerns about immigrants—that they take away jobs or abuse public entitlements—not applying to foreign students. We field a nationally-representative survey experiment in the UK, one of the top destinations for foreign students, to examine potential activators of public support for capping the number of foreign students. Results show that support for caps is most activated when citizens are primed to think about foreign students competing with domestic students for scarce admissions slots at universities.

Chinese students’ access to media information in Australia and France: a comparative perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Claudia Astarita ◽  
Allan Patience
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Chinese International Students ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Chinese Media ◽  
Foreign Media ◽  
Media Habits ◽  
The Impact

The ongoing growth of China’s economy and the premium attached to quality education within its culture has seen students from China become one of the largest groups of international students enrolling in schools and institutes of higher education around the developed world. Given the rising numbers of these students in overseas higher education institutions, their experiences in their host countries deserve more nuanced research. Little is known about what sources of information they rely on; whether, as students coming from a country with non-transparent access to information, their views and media habits are challenged, transformed or consolidated during their overseas experience; and whether they consider overseas media as a trustworthy source to expand their knowledge on China or an instrument of Western propaganda. Drawing from research conducted in Melbourne in 2016/2017, this article explores why Chinese international students in an Australian university, despite the impact of their international experience, prefer Chinese media sources, especially when looking for information about China. This contrasts with Chinese students enrolled in a university in France. Where does the broad scepticism about the reliability of non-Chinese media in reporting Chinese news come from? What do students mean when they refer to an ‘alleged incapacity of foreign media to understand what is good for China?’ In our conclusion, we propose some possible ways to address the perceived biases and offer some ideas to foreign media on how to better engage Chinese international students’ communities.

Investing in Higher Education Abroad

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Des Monk
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Education Abroad ◽  
Postgraduate Study ◽  
The Uk

This paper presents the results of an examination of the value of business postgraduate courses undertaken by Chinese students at UK universities: such courses cost many thousands of pounds in tuition fees alone. It seemed worthwhile to attempt to assess the benefits that might accrue to such students, especially in terms of their subsequent experience in the labour market. The results suggest that it is the non-financial rather than the financial rewards of postgraduate study that are considered important by Chinese students. Moreover, there is a mismatch between the expectations of these students and their subsequent experience in the Chinese labour market. This issue has become particularly important following the announcement by the present UK coalition government of its intention to reduce central funding subsidies to university teaching by 40% and to reduce the number of students who would be permitted to enter the country. As a result, UK universities are now in an increasingly competitive market for international students; for strategic purposes, it is important to understand the perceptions that such students have formed of the benefits that have accrued as a result of their time spent studying in the UK.

scholarly journals Features of educational migration of Chinese youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-50
Author(s):  
Liu Xiaoyin ◽  
◽  
A.A. Abzhapparova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Chinese Youth ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
The Us ◽  
Educational Migration ◽  
The Impact

Migration or the movement of people from one region to another has been going on for centuries. At the same time, educational migration is a relatively new form of migration, whose roots go back to the time when the countries of Asia and Africa were under colonial rule. A limited number of young people were selected to study in the higher educational institutions of the cities of the Empire, with the aim of their further work in the administrative centers of the colonies. Often, studying abroad is seen as a step towards migration in the future. International students, especially from developing countries, often stay in the host country after graduation. A foreign degree is often seen as an investment in finding a job after graduation, either in the host country or at home. Many host countries are interested in hiring talented foreign young people who have graduated from their universities. The article examines the dynamics of educational migration of Chinese students and the impact of the threat of the spread of the "coronavirus" on student migration from China. China is one of the leading countries that send students to study abroad. By the end of the last decade, the number of Chinese students abroad had become the largest group of international students in the world. The coronavirus outbreak has had a major impact on the mobility of international students. Australia, New Zealand, the US and Singapore were among the countries that have banned foreigners from leaving China since early February 2020, while thousands of Chinese students have returned to China.

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